Maple Leafs acquire D Polak from Blues for D Gunnarsson, pick

The Leafs also sent the 94th pick in Saturday's NHL draft to St. Louis in the deal. The Blues used the pick to select Finnish goaltender Ville Husso.

Polak, a 28-year-old right-handed defenceman, fills a need Toronto had for a stay-at-home defenceman. Breakdowns contributed to an eight-game losing streak near the end of the season that tanked the Leafs' playoff hopes.

According to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun, the Leafs retained $200,000 of cap hit in the deal.

The Czech native has 79 points in 424 games of NHL experience.

Gunnarsson, a 2007 seventh-rounder, had spent five seasons with the Leafs.